Matthew 27:24

Matthew 27:24

22 Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”

23 Then the governor said, ^a“Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”

24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a¹ tumult was rising, he ^atook water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this² just Person. You see to it.”

25 And all the people answered and said, ^a“His blood be on us and on our children.”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when ^ahe had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

27 ^aThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the¹ Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.

28 And they ^astripped Him and ^bput a scarlet robe on Him.

29 ^aWhen they had¹ twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

30 Then ^athey spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.

31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, ^aand led Him away to be crucified.

The King on a Cross

32 ^aNow as they came out, ^bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.

33 ^aAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,

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People's Commentary (NT)

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Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that . . . a tumult was made. It was a dangerous time for a tumult, with more than a million Jews in Jerusalem, and probably not a thousand Roman soldiers in the castle. If one occurred, it would be reported to Rome, and he could hardly make a plausible defense to the emperor. He therefore yielded, and gave his sanction to confessed wrong, rather than endanger himself. Washed [his] hands. A symbolic act, meaning that the responsibility of the sin was upon the Jewish authorities and people instead of himself.

**Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Matthew 27:24:**

Matthew 27:24
Mark 15:1-20
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